The Nigerian government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan identifies ‘investing in our people’ as one of three ‘strategic objectives. But the ‘execution priorities’ don’t fully reflect people’s needs, prioritizing physical capital over human capital. To anchor the economy over the long term, investments in infrastructure and competitiveness must go hand in hand with investments in […]
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, has stressed the need for robust population management policies in the country to spur growth in the economy. Senator Udoma made the call on Monday at an interactive session at the ongoing Parliamentary Open Week, which kicked off at the National Assembly in Abuja. […]
“I do not enjoy speaking to you this bluntly when you have been gracious enough to invite me here…” – Bill Gates. Mr. Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, friend of Nigeria and one of the richest men in the world was in Nigeria recently, but he ended up violating the official interpretation of “table manners” in […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has assured the international community of the irrevocable commitment by President Muhamadu Buhari’s administration towards growing the economy through strategic initiatives. Ngige gave the assurance at a gathering, while delivering an address titled: ‘Investment in employment and social security for harnessing demographic dividend,’ at the ongoing […]
A statistician, Dr Olusanya Olubusoye, has advised the Federal Government to accompany the just inaugurated Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) with basic monitoring and evaluation kits. Olubusoye, the second Vice-President, Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA), gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. The ERGP’s projected that Nigeria will make significant […]